Army West Point Athletics
2015-16 Rifle Roster
Roster
Josh Martin
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Hershey
- Hometown:
- Hershey, Pa.
2014-15: Enjoyed banner freshman year as member of Army West Point’s starting squad in both disciplines … tied the school smallbore record as medalist with a 591 leading the Black Knights to runner-up honors at the President’s Trophy Match … mark was the highest in the country at the time and ranked second nationally, just one point behind the leader, at season’s end … second straight meet claimed top honors having posted a 578 in conference win over North Carolina … claimed pair of third-place accolades against Murray State (580), Akron (572) and Navy (575) … season high 589 in air rifle earned medalist honors in win over Navy and tied for second highest on team … score broke previous high 587 recorded against NCAA participant Nebraska in third meet of season and earned third-place honors …. also earned the bronze against Murray State (580) and USP (584) … captured silver at the National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships in the men’s 50-meter prone, took third in the 50-meter three-position and 19th in air rifle … fired the highest score in men’s 50m prone the first day (619.1) followed by a 617.6 the second day for a 1236.7 to advance to the finals earning eight points posting a 1244.7 total, just 0.6 behind the medalist in a field of 64. … in the 50-meter three-position, posted top score the opening day (1159) en route to a 2311 in earning the bronze, trailing the medalist by 11 points.
Prior to West Point: Competed for the Palmyra Junior Rifle Team and earned a plethora of honors along with setting national records ... second in finals and sixth overall in three-position smallbore at the 2014 National Junior Olympics Championships ... 2013 National Whistler Boy Team Match winner ... gold medalist that year at London Olympic Trials 3P Individual J2 ... medalist at USA Shooting Junior Individuals - 3P and prone that year ... member of team which set three National Records in NRA Indoor Metric 3P Smallbore in 2012 ... NRA 3P Sectional individual and team medalist in air rifle in 2013 ...earned three national titles in smallbore in 2011 ... NRA 3P Indoor Air Rifle national champion in 2012 and state champion individual sporter.
